A Falconer's Chronicle

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A Falconer's Chronicle
French Rien sans pennes
Directed byMarc Girard
Written byMarc Girard
Produced byMarc Girard
CinematographyJean-Philippe Dupuis
Marc Girard
Michel Lamothe
Edited byChantal Lussier
Production
company
Les productions de la crécelle
Distributed by7e art distribution
Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

A Falconer's Chronicle (French : Rien sans pennes, lit. "Nothing Without Quills") is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Marc Girard and released in 2002. [1] The film centres on Girard's own entry into the pastime of falconry, profiling his efforts to learn how to tame and train a falcon. [1]

The film premiered at the 2002 Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival. [2]

The film was the winner of the Jutra Award for Best Documentary Film at the 5th Jutra Awards in 2003. [3]

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